By Tara Sim (26A01C)
Instead of looking up “Fun activities in Singapore” on Tik Tok in desperation, save yourself the effort and head to Resurrack Vintage Market this weekend. With racks of curated vintage clothing and tables lined with handmade jewellery, it’s a refreshing change from spending your precious weekend on an overpriced brunch with diluted matcha lattes or a sad mall stroll.
Continue reading “Tiny Treasures and Time-Worn Tales: A Review of Resurrack Vintage Market”
By Nicole Lee (26S05A) and Nithilan Balachander (26A01C)
Photographs courtesy of RIAC
Upbeat music blasted through the complex as elderly women engaged in their routine classes—the tranquil ripples of the first pool contrasted with the heavy splashes of the other. Next to the seemingly wholesome Zumba class, a whole different league of water sports, Water Polo was taking place.
Continue reading “Water Polo Girls’ NSG 2025: What’s Behind The Champion’s Legacy?”
By Teng Yifan (26S06H)
As you stroll along the corridors of Block A, have you ever noticed that some classrooms do not boast your typical whiteboard and visualiser, but interactive panels instead? These classrooms are part of a pilot programme that was launched this year, aligned with the vision of transforming the school campus to prepare for the future.
Just 4 years ago, students in secondary schools were each given a Personal Learning Device (PLD) as part of the Ministry of Education’s National Digital Literacy Programme. While things were seemingly smooth sailing at first, a cyber-security breach of the Mobile Guardian application in August 2024 led to many students losing their notes on their devices, costing them a tremendous amount of time and effort. This begs the question: is it really worth the money to make the switch to digital classrooms?
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By Gladys Koh Wei Le (26A01B), Irene Eva Thomas (26A01B)
So it’s that annoying part of your timetable again, that weird 2-hour break in the middle of the day, and you have nothing to do. I mean you could do that long overdue Vectors 2C assignment, but why not make a trip to Y14 Chill to get a waffle instead?
Well, if you choose to do this, keep in mind that some friends of yours could be psychoanalysing you based on your waffle flavour choices. Want to know what we think? Look no further!
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By Kunchur Bharat (26A01B) and Lerraine Neo (26A01A)
Singaporean parents are one of the most kiasu species on the planet, and this competitive nature often manifests in strange ways. Perhaps strangest of all is the obsession with their child’s musical abilities.
Music is not seen as a career path in Singaporean society. Informing your parents that you aspire to be a musician will likely gain you a look of poorly-disguised horror, a lecture on how you’re wasting your intellectual potential, and a desperate talk about how you do not have to make a career out of your passions.
At this point, you may pause to wonder: Weren’t you the one who put me in music lessons in the first place?
Continue reading “Escaping the Maze: Is Learning an Instrument Worth the Trouble?”